Booms Meaning in English

word · lemma: boom

US

ˈbumz

BOOMZ

UK

bˈuːmz

BOOMZ

Definition

'Booms' is the plural of 'boom', which can mean loud explosive sounds, times of rapid growth or success, or long poles used in equipment like microphones or cranes.

Usage & Nuances

'Booms' is most often used in news, technical, and financial context—'economic booms', 'population booms', 'loud booms'. As sound, it's onomatopoeic. As equipment ('mic boom'), mostly in film, audio, engineering. Don't confuse with 'boomer' (generation, slang).

• Spanish: explosiones - auges - tubos (micrófono/grúa)
• Portuguese (BR): explosões - expansões - bastões (microfone/crane)
• Portuguese (PT): explosões - auges - bastões (microfone/grua)
• Chinese (Simplified): 爆炸声 - 繁荣期 - 吊杆（麦克风/起重机）
• Chinese (Traditional): 爆炸聲 - 繁榮期 - 吊桿（麥克風/起重機）
• Hindi: धमाके - तेजी (विकास) - बूम (क्रेन/माइक्रोफोन)
• Arabic: انفجارات - ازدهارات - ذراع (ميكروفون/رافعة)
• Bengali: গর্জন (শব্দ) - বুম (মাইক্রোফোন বা যন্ত্রাংশ) - দ্রুত বৃদ্ধি (অর্থনীতিতে)
• Russian: громкие звуки (гул) - всплески (экономические) - стрелы (оборудование)
• Japanese: 轟音（ごうおん） - 好景気 - ブーム（機材の棒）
• Vietnamese: tiếng nổ lớn - thời kỳ bùng nổ (kinh tế) - cần (dụng cụ, ví dụ cần micro)
• Korean: 굉음 - 호황 - 붐대(장비용 막대)
• Turkish: gürültülü patlama sesi - ekonomik patlama - bom (ekipman kolu)
• Urdu: زور دار آوازیں - عروج (معاشی) - بوم (آلات کا لمبا حصہ)
• Indonesian: ledakan keras - ledakan pertumbuhan (ekonomi) - boom (tongkat alat)

Example Sentences

We heard loud booms during the thunderstorm.

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The city experienced several economic booms in the last decade.

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The engineers set up two booms to hold the microphones.

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Those mysterious booms last night scared my dog.

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Real estate booms often lead to more expensive housing.

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The film crew adjusted the booms for better audio quality.

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